Water heater



5E. R. wlLLlAMs 'WATER HEATER Filed Jam 22. 1924,

Patented June 16, 1925.

1 U'Nrren Emmen WILLIAMS, er. Stiel-metete meende;

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Be fit lmown thatV I, Emrnn R. l/VILLInMs Citizen Oft the United Stete'eg-'veedng 'et Sie Heeldy 11,1, the' eeunty ef Greene' eed Sttte. :et Meeeurf, lievefliveiltedf eertenlllew and 4useli'ul linprovernents in Water Heeters, Oef. vvhleli the. 'fellevvng iS e Speefeetjeln referente beine hed te the eee'emrdlivilng drawings,

This invent- 1011 reletee te' en imple-vedwater! heater feruee in eenneetee with heetee Steves edele, were`v used feiz'heetiieef purpeeee 'le houses, eed ene, ebieet efthe :ievolition is to,4 prov-ide atl w eter lichterv i'uwhi'ch.A

the water may he eeused te peeefthreugh e' vveter jacket. previd'ed'e the welle Qt the.

heated to n highl degree of-ternpeleture and.

delivered to a, hollow heed 'of the stove from. vvhfiehl it will peesv inte. `thedwt water. dea lvervppe! f l I Another ehieet etthe invention is te. lee eenetruet thievveter heating eyetemthet the dlr-1n end betting leelemev be edpeet tieneddvthn the Ste-ve that. the preduete. etV

combustion passing, `upwardly from the fue in the stove will he divided and eatiserl to rees upwerdlv erelnd the heating drum and in eugegenieritwith the coils/and then pass between the upperend @fthe drum eedlieed ot thestoveendout through n smoke pipe ef the Steve., thee eeuengthe 'drum end coils, and2 alsoftheholhw heed'o'f the stove, to be thoroughly hearted.4 f'

Another object of the invention is to: so construct this wetter heater that the 'heat-ing drumniay he, suspendedin the body O fj the stove by ineens of the heating coils which deliver thewater fronifthe 'drum to the hol;- low 'heed of thefstove@ e Another object of the invention, is, to.

construct this heater that 'will'he very` eempeet .andtheheetngldeumend edile. ed` eupv the upper.. portion of the interim-ef the Steve Where then will te eut et the wey andnot interfere with theoperaton plaoing coalI upon-the stove throughpthe usual fue door` thereof, y n Another object of the invention isto so construotlthis heater that the stove, when viewed externally,'will in general appeer ance resemble stoves nowwin use and not he unsightly in` nppear'ence; u

Tliislinvention' 'sjillustrated in the ec- 50 companying drawings4 wherein 1j is t vertieel' sectional view through the improved' water heater; and

'Figure 2" is :i verticalv sectionel view through the upper portion'of e water heater showing zt slightly modified construction. i This improved wnterl heater" includes stove indicdted iii genernlrby 'the numeral l' and hdving'gt' base portion Qprvided with theusueldoor 3. through which ashes may 7i) he' removed and also provided'with the usual grate d upon: which the hre will be huilt. The side walls, 5 of thisistove are hollow thereby providing zt water jacketinto which coldzwaterwillbe delivered bythe Apipe 7 Whitt eemmueeetee vvth the level end per: tion of this water jacket. The water jacket is closedttt its upper arid lower ends and has its upper endplo'rtion provided with van outlet' 8 from, whieh 'extends theconduit pipe 9.- This pipe/,.9extendedevvnvverdly eXtevIlellv ef the `stove 'and et its lower enid is provided with en exteneenl@ vvheh 'ie peieeted 'i111 werdly tltrough thewaterjacket. hollow headwllv is Aprovided for this stove and this hollow heed. 11de Provided. vvthl e Passage 12 ,soy that the products of combustion from the rire may psi-ss upwdrdljyVK throughV this passage l2 endout throughthe sinokepipe 1 3 .e2etendee-up'vvetdlv tem the @delle Of "o thestovelv The oep lllin addition to being provided with epenlng t0' fetet "the emette pipe, 1.31 ie else; pfevdedfvvtl en' opening through which gosses the hot water Pire vfeti delivering he het vvete from the hollen heed 1l te the peint vvhele 'it' ie telle' leed er tee Suiteble Steves@ veelk- Within the Steve. thele hee been provided a wetter heeting drum 16: which is suhstan; tielly eylindricetlin shnpe end `has its lower` 10U end 'pertentepered end 'ite streef end P01;- tion 'providedwith e heed 17; This tapered l-WGT @11d `ltn'ztlUitl???'Clfllln has bffe PTQ' vided with ztfside port k18.k internelly, threaded ftefeeeiv'ethe interfend'ef the e'teeeen 10 105 theeQDdiiitQ; Thevetefe. the veter de: liveredj te the veter: ieeket dimer Pese 11rvverdlv threeeh" the vvetel ieeket end through the., conduit 2l into the` lowerend portion-of the drum 16. The products of Combustion willrbe divided by the tapered levee endY Dertien et this drum end'vvl therefore, pass upwardly about the drum and cause it to be thoroughly heated from all sides. After reaching the upper end of the drum the products of combustion pass over the drum between the hollow head 11 and the head of the drum and out through the passage 12, thereby causing the top of the drum and the hollow head tobe thoroughly heated. The water in the drum will, therefore, be heated from all sides and this heated water will move upwardly in the drum and pass outwardly through pipes 19 which project upwardly from the head 17 and extend in radiating relation towards the sides of the drum. It will be understood that as many pipes 19 may be provided as desired and in accordance with the size of the water heater. These pipes 19 in one form of the invention communicate with heating coils 20 which are Ushaped and extend downwardly between the drum and the walls of the stove and are then carried upwardly and connected with nipples 21 between couplings 22. These nipples 21 are screwed into threaded openings formed in the lower wall of the hollow head 11 so that the water will be delivered into the hollow head. Since these pipes are positioned about the drum between the drum and the walls of the stove, they will be heated to a high degree by the? products of combustion passing upwardly about the drum and, therefore, the heated water delivered to these coils from the drum will, in passing through the coils, be 'heated to a very high point. This hot water, when delivered to the hollow head 11, passes out of it through the outlet pipe 15 and by meansof this pipe 15 will be delivered to the point where it is to be used or to a storage tank. It will therefore be seen that this water will be heated in a very eiiicient manner and it will be further seen that the heating coils serve not only as means for causing the water from the drum to be very thoroughly heated but also serve as means to suspend the drum in the upper portion of the stove.

Instead of using the heating coils as means for thoroughly heating the water passing from the vdrum to the hollow head 11, there may be provided a shell 23 which is cylindrical in shape and positioned about the drum in spaced relation to the drum and the side walls of the stove. This shell is connected with the drum 1G by the short pipes 24 so that the water will be delivered from the upper end of the drum into the shell. A baliie 25 has been provided extending from the upper end of the shell to a point adjacent the lower end thereof so that the water delivered to this shell by the pipes 24: must pass downwardly through it and then upwardly in order to reach the pipes 26 which lead from the upper end of the shell and will be connected with the nipples 21 by couplings corresponding to the couplings 22.

Then this heater is in use it will be positioned in a kitchen or at any other suitable point and the cold water pipe 7 and pipe 15 connected with the water acket and hollow head 11. The water will be turnedon and as this water passes from the pipe 7 it will fill the water jacket and drum and also lill the heating coils 2O and hollow head of the stove. When the fire is built in the stove, the drum, heating coils, water jacket and head of the stove will be thoroughlyheated and a circulation of the water set in action. As the water is heated in the coils this water passes upwardly into the head and out through the pipe 15 and a fresh supply of water passes from the pipe 7 into the water jacket 6 and upwardly through thisl water jacket into the pipe 9 through which it flows into 'the lower end portion of the drum. It will, therefore, be seen that the water from the pipe 7 passes upwardly through the water jacket where it will be heated a certain amount and will then pass downwardly through the pipe 9 and into the lower end portion of the drum 16. The heat from the iire heats this drum and, therefore, as the water goes upwardly in the drum it will be gradually heated to a greater extent and the water in the upper portion of the drum will be hotter than the water in the lower portion. This heated water passes outwardly through the pipes 19 into the heating coils and as this heated water passes downwardly through the coils and then upwardly and into the hollow head, it will be heated to avery high point. There has therefore been provided a water heater which will be very effective in its operation and may be used not only as a water heater but also as a stove for heating a room.

While it has been stated that the stove is to be used for heating houses it will of course be understood that it could be used for heating a manufacturing plant or any other building desired and that it would be of a proper size to heat the building in which it is to be used.

That I claim is 1. In a water heater, the combination of a stove having spaced walls constituting a water jacket and having a hollow head in non-communicating relation to said jacket, an outlet pipe leading from the head, an inlet pipe at the lower portion of the acket, a drum located within the stove in spaced relation to the head and jacket, a pipe located exteriorly of the stove and having one end communicating with the upper portion of the jacket and its other end extending through the jacket and connected with the lower portion of the drum, and a plurality of pipe coils connected at one end with the top of the drum and connected at their l llO other ends with said head, said coils `eX- tending-downwardly between the drum and the jacket and constituting the sole source of supply to said head.Y

2. In a water heater,the combination of a stove having hollow walls forming a water jacket and a hollowhead having a hot water` outlet, a heating drumv within said stove in spaced relation to the walls thereof, a con` duit leading from the upper portion of said water jacket and communicating with the lower portion of said drum, and heating coils leading from the upper end of said drumr and extending downwardly and then upwardly between the drum and walls of the stove and communicating with the hol` low head. n

.3. In a water heater, the combination of a stove having hollow walls forming a water drum in said stove having a tapered lowerV end portion, a conduit leading from the upper portion of said water jacket and eX-v tending downwardly eXternally of the stove and projected through the water jacket and 'communicating with the tapered lower portion of said drum, and water heating coils leading from the upper end of said drum f and projected downwardly and then upwardly between the drum and walls of the stove and connected with the hollow head to deliver heated water thereto from the drum.

In testimony whereof I hereunto alix my signature.

` ELMER R. WILLIAMS. 

